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How fentanyl traffickers are exploiting a U.S. trade law to kill Americans

October 1, 2024

Hundreds of millions of small packages pour into the U.S. each year from China – some with fentanyl ingredients stashed inside. Now, a fight is shaping up over whether and how to undo the rule change that helped set off this deadly import boom.

Read more at Reuters

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The Biggest Supreme Court Cases to Watch This Term

September 27, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court returns to the bench on Oct. 7 to start a new term that includes cases on transgender rights, guns, pornography, flavored vapes, and more.
The new term begins as the Supreme Court is grappling with significant internal challenges and public scrutiny, as concerns about undisclosed gifts to certain Justices and ideologically divided decisions on some of the nation’s most divisive issues has raised questions about transparency and impartiality within the institution.
Read more at Time
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Veterinarian lost track of 41,000 pills

September 24, 2024

Federal prosecutors say Zylstra violated the Controlled Substances Act because he didn’t keep proper records, including marking down when drugs were brought in and conducting inventories. They say a Drug Enforcement Administration audit found some 41,000 opioid and benzodiazepine tablets were not accounted for.

Read more at WoodTV 8

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J&J unit files for bankruptcy

September 23, 2024
J&J unit files for bankruptcy to advance US$10bil talc settlement
A Johnson & Johnson (J&J) subsidiary has filed for bankruptcy for a third time as the healthcare giant seeks to advance an approximately US$10bil proposed settlement that would end tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that the company’s baby powder and other talc products caused cancer.
J&J faces lawsuits from more than 62,000 claimants who alleged that its baby powder and other talc products were contaminated with asbestos and caused ovarian and other cancers.
To stop those lawsuits, J&J subsidiary Red River Talc filed for bankruptcy protection in a federal bankruptcy court in Houston, last Friday.
Read more at The Star
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